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United States Patent | 8,272,307 |
Holmes , et al. | September 25, 2012 |
A breech-loaded weapon may include a carrier at its breech end. The carrier may include a breech block support. A screw block may be rotatable on the breech block support of the carrier. The carrier may include a supporting protuberance and the screw block may include a supporting projection having an undercut portion. A spring-loaded plunger may be disposed on the carrier and a plunger recess may be defined in the screw block. In a retained position of the screw block, the undercut portion of the supporting projection may engage the supporting protuberance of the carrier and the spring-loaded plunger may engage the plunger recess.
Inventors: | Holmes; Edward W. (Valley Falls, NY), Barber; Wayland P. (Mechanicville, NY), Blahut; Leslie C. (Westfield, MA) |
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Assignee: |
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
(Washington,
DC)
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Family ID: | 46846224 |
Appl. No.: | 12/950,082 |
Filed: | November 19, 2010 |
Current U.S. Class: | 89/19; 124/66 |
Current CPC Class: | F41A 3/30 (20130101) |
Current International Class: | F41B 11/00 (20060101) |
Field of Search: | ;89/17-26 ;124/64-68 |
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